Distal radius fracture risk factors
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rohan A. Bhimani, M.B.B.S., D.N.B., M.Ch.[2]
Overview
Many distal radius fractures in people over 60 are due to osteoporosis if the fall was relatively minor such as a fall from a standing position. They can happen even in healthy bones if the trauma was severe enough such as a car accident or a fall off a bike.
Risk Factors
Many distal radius fractures in people over 60 are due to osteoporosis if the fall was relatively minor such as a fall from a standing position. They can happen even in healthy bones if the trauma was severe enough such as a car accident or a fall off a bike.
Age
- The incidence of distal radius fracture has a bimodal distribution during the life span.
- The incidence is high in the pediatric population, drops during young to middle adulthood, and increases again in older adults.
Gender
- Gender distribution curves for distal radius fracture incidence in the pediatric group indicate that boys have a higher risk of distal radius fracture than girls.
- This gender difference continues during young to middle adulthood with men aged 19-49 years having more distal radius fracture than women of the same age.
- Beyond that age, the rate of DRF increases markedly such that women older than 50 years have a 15% lifetime risk, whereas the incidence in men remains low until they reach the age of 80 years. *Globally,injury rates remain significantly higher in elderly women as compared with elderly men.